Bella Collina

Bella Collina is a 1,900-acre Tuscan-themed luxury golf and lake community tucked into the rolling hills of Montverde, Florida — about 30 minutes west of downtown Orlando on the southern shore of Lake Apopka. Built around a 75,000-square-foot Italian Renaissance clubhouse perched on one of the highest natural points in Florida, the community delivers an Old World experience that's intentionally unlike any other in the state. The residential plan calls for roughly 800 homes across a mix of single-family estates, villas, condominiums, and a small selection of townhomes, ranging from courtyard residences to 7,000+ square-foot lakefront estates. Toll Brothers is the active production builder, currently delivering the Vista Collection alongside several approved custom builders; Dream Finders Homes recently sold out a phase. Earlier sections trace back to the 2004 ground-breaking and 2008 community opening, and architectural guidelines preserve a consistent Tuscan vocabulary — barrel-tile roofs, stone façades, courtyards, and warm earth tones — across every neighborhood. The centerpiece is the Nick Faldo-designed 18-hole championship course, with elevation changes (rare in Florida) winding around lakes, oaks, and hills. The Grand Clubhouse houses two restaurants — Cucina and the 19th Hole — plus a wine cellar, humidor, and member lounges. A separate sports complex offers tennis, pickleball, a resort pool, fitness center, group exercise studio, and the full-service Spa at Bella Collina. Trails wind through the property, and select homesites front Lake Apopka or the private 350-acre Lake Siena, with private docks for boating and fishing. Membership tiers include Golf, Sports, and Social, with optional invitational levels. The on-site Siena Lodge offers 25 keys for guests and prospective buyers, and Bella Collina actively markets a Stay-and-Play discovery package — letting visitors test the community over a weekend with golf, dining, and spa included. Capital contributions and CDD fees apply alongside the monthly HOA. The community attracts a mix of full-time residents, second-home owners, and snowbirds — skewed toward affluent professionals, executives, and active retirees rather than a single demographic. Social calendars run heavy: wine tastings, themed dinners, holiday events, golf and tennis tournaments, and resident-driven clubs. Median age in the broader community is around 40, but the lifestyle programming and golf-and-spa orientation makes Bella Collina equally appealing to early retirees who want country-club polish without a deed-restricted age cap. The location is a tradeoff: Montverde is a small, rural town, but you're 25–30 minutes from downtown Orlando, 30–40 minutes from Disney and the theme parks, 35–40 minutes from MCO, and 7 miles to Orlando Health South Lake Hospital in Clermont. Publix and Costco sit 8 minutes east at East Towne Center, and Montverde Academy — one of the nation's top boarding schools — is two miles away.